Henry Ward BeecherA book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never.
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Virginia Woolf said, “A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never.” This is very true for when you are reading a book, you are in it and it does not chase you anywhere. You can look up any question that you have by reading a book and the author will answer it for you.
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